Open Conversations for Better Health – Regularly reviewing medications with your doctor can help prevent over-medication and ensure safe treatment. (Green Shoot Media photo) Most older adults take ...

Prescriptions and over-the-counter medications should always be stored safely and away from young children. Every year, about 50,000 U.S. children visit the hospital emergency rooms because they ...

Each year, about 50,000 children under the age of 5 end up in emergency departments for poisoning after swallowing medicine unintentionally. Medications are meant to improve and save lives. But when a ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Accidental poisonings are one of the leading causes of trips to the ER and ICU each year, according to the CDC. Half of those come from prescription and over-the-counter medications, ...

For older adults, both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications play a vital role in treating health conditions. They help ease symptoms and support overall well-being. To ensure the ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WAFF) - Every year, thousands of children are treated in emergency departments after finding and ingesting medicine or after accidentally being given the wrong dose, according to the ...

Taylor Slaughter, administrator, Quail Ridge Living Center, center, makes a point at the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum as Sherri Easton-Garrett, SVP of clinical operations at Belmont Village ...

We all know the fall season brings a lot of excitement to us all. When the leaves begin to change and the cool nights arrive, the anticipation of bonfires and hot chocolate to warm us just seems ...

Whether you’re settling into your 60s or heading into your ninth decade, you should be extra careful when taking prescription and over-the-counter medicines. And if you’re caring for older loved ones, ...